Figueiredo vs Benavidez

Who won Figueiredo vs Benavidez?

Deiveson Figueiredo beat Joseph Benavidez by knockout in the 2nd round during the main event of UFC on ESPN+ 27, on Saturday 29th February 2020 at Chartway Arena in Norfolk.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

This contest was for the UFC Flyweight championship.

Figueiredo vs Benavidez stats

Deiveson Figueiredo stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Joseph Benavidez made his way to the cage with a record of 28 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 9 by submission.

This was Deiveson Figueiredo's 19th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017.

Deiveson Figueiredo's UFC record stood at 13-5-1, while Joseph Benavidez's came in at 15-6-0.

The stats suggested Figueiredo had an advantage in power over Benavidez, with a 47% knock out percentage over Benavidez's 29%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Figueiredo had a slight advantage over Benavidez, with a 35% submission rate over Benavidez's 32%.

Deiveson Figueiredo was the younger man by 3 years, at 37 years old.

Figueiredo had a height advantage of 1 inch over Benavidez. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Figueiredo was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 15 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 5 years and 8 months later than Benavidez, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 18 less professional rounds, 66 to Benavidez's 84.

Figueiredo vs Benavidez form

Deiveson Figueiredo had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Brandon Moreno at UFC 270 on 22nd January 2022 by unanimous decision in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at Honda Center, Anaheim, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Brandon Moreno at UFC 263 on 12th June 2021 by submission in the 3rd round in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at Gila River Arena, Glendale.

Going into that contest, he had drawn with Brandon Moreno at UFC 256 on 12th December 2020 by majority draw in their 5 round contest in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Alex Perez at UFC 255 on 21st November 2020 by submission in the 1st round in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Joseph Benavidez at UFC Fight Island 2 on 18th July 2020 by submission in the 1st round in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Activity check

Figueiredo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 11 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Benavidez's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 5 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 2 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

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